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{{Infobox school<br />
| name = Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School<br />
| image = <br />
| motto = <br />
| location = Fletcher Road, Vatuwaqa<br />
| region = <br />
| city = [[Suva]]<br />
| province = [[Rewa Province]], [[Central Division, Fiji|Central Division]]<br />
| country = Fiji<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|-18.124664|178.459119|display=title,inline|format=dms}}<br />
| schooltype = High<br />
School<br />
| established = {{start date and age|1960}}<br />
| founder = Gujarat Education Society of Fiji<br />
| principal = Sanjay Raman (2019-present)<br />
| medium_of_language = [[English language|English]]<br />
| school_colors = {{ubl | {{Color box|Navy}} Navy blue | {{Color box|Orange}} Orange | {{Color box|White}} White}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School''' ('''M.G.M''') is a secondary school in Suva, Fiji. It is named after [[Mahatma Gandhi|Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]], a political leader and activist. It was established in 1960 and is managed by the Gujarat Education Society of Fiji.<ref>{{Cite web|title=School installs security cameras|url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/school-installs-security-cameras/|access-date=2020-11-06|website=Fiji Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> The current principal of the school is Sanjay Abhinash Raman.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Red Win MGM Inter-House|url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2019/02/23/red-win-mgm-inter-house/|access-date=2020-11-06|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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It has 5 forms (Year 9-13) with 6 streams in Year 9, 5 streams in Year 10, 11, 12 and 4 streams in Year 13. It is one of the best schools in Fiji in terms of academic performance. M.G.M High School has a population of approximately 953 students, compared to 825 in 2020.<br />
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==History==<br />
Mahatma Gandhi High School was founded by the Gujarat Education Society in 1960. The society's first school was MGM Primary. MGM High School was opened in mid-1960 with Dhansukh Patel as the head teacher. A year later, Divesh Patel became the principal. <br />
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The Gujarat Education Society constructed six classrooms and a basement for the school students in 1996. Another two-story building was built for senior students along with classrooms, offices and washroom facilities. <br />
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In 2003, the new technological block was built. After a few years, the management built a new block consisting of a Home Economics Room, Agriculture Room, and Basic Technology Workshop.<br />
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In 2011 a new administrative room and a PEMAC department room were added.<br />
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In November 2020, a new complex costing over 5 million dollars was opened by [[Prime Minister of Fiji|Prime Minister]] [[Frank Bainimarama|Voreqe Bainimarama]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Fijivillage|title=New MGM High School complex to benefit more than 900 students|url=https://www.fijivillage.com/news/New-MGM-High-School-complex-to-benefit-more-than-900-students-fr48x5/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=www.fijivillage.com|language=en}}</ref> The complex included a new pavilion, new labs with modern equipment as well as a new library and extra classrooms for technical drawing and other classes.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Government aims to obliterate divisions: PM|url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/government-aims-to-obliterate-divisions-pm/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Fiji Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=We depend on schools to counteract prejudice says PM|url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/we-depend-on-schools-to-counteract-prejudice-says-pm/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Fiji Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref><br />
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==Background==<br />
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School is a sister school of [[Jawaharlal Nehru|Nehru]] Primary School situated in Huon Street; Suva and Mahatma Gandhi Primary School situated in Rifle Range Road, Suva; and [[Indira Gandhi]] Memorial School in Samabula, Suva. All of these are managed by the [[Gujarat]] Society of Fiji. Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School is a co-educational secondary school that provides education to its students from forms 3 to 7.<br />
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Named after Mahatma Gandhi, the school community emulates and practices Gandhian philosophy.<br />
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== Footnotes ==<br />
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==References ==<br />
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* {{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/mgmhighschoolfiji/history|title=History - MGM HIGH SCHOOL FIJI|website=sites.google.com|access-date=2020-02-01}}<br />
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